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Abortive
The word 'abortive' has a number of meanings including prematurely born; fruitless or unsuccessful; imperfectly formed or developed; tending to cut short. In everyday language, the sense of 'abortive' to mean prematurely born, as 'an…
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- Opportunistic infection An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular…
- Hypospadias A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge…
- Syndrome, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Helix, double The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something…
- Blood urea nitrogen Medically called hematuria, blood in the urine can be microscopic or gross. Evaluating hematuria requires…
- ZNF9 A gene that encodes a protein called zinc finger protein 9. An inherited mutation in ZNF9 causes type 2…
- Granulation That part of the healing process in which rough, pink tissue containing new connective tissue and capillaries…
- Allele An alternative form of a gene. One of the different forms of a gene that can exist at a single locus (spot on…
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- Syndrome, Cockayne See: Cockayne syndrome